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Perplexing questions that defy answers

During a conversation the other day, one of my sons asked me a couple of questions.

“Why,” he posed, “is the federal government handing out feebies to illegal immigrants, while so many wounded combat veterans are all but left hanging after they get what medical attention they can from Veterans Affairs?

“And why,” he continued, “do I have to pay for health insurance mandated by the federal government, but illegal immigrants get medical care for free without health insurance? On top of that, I have to pay for the free medical care they receive at local hospital emergency rooms — because those costs are passed on to me and other paying patients and by our private-sector health insurers.”

The only answer I could give my son was: “I don’t know.”

All that came to mind was something Thomas Jefferson said so many decades ago: “The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.”

Insightful questions from your son, and definitely a relevant quote from T-Jeff.

It has been one of the overarching desires of liberals / Democrats for decades to provide equal outcomes above all else. Just has never been so overt and in your face as has been the last six-plus years. Their goal is not equal opportunity. Oh no. They want equal outcomes regardless of the level of contribution. Shoot, as your son noted, no contribution is required at all.

What is so frustrating and perplexing is that their social and economic goals work against each other. Given their desire to confiscate resources from those willing to produce and give to those not willing, you would think that they would have economic policies in place to allow businesses and workers to thrive. The more we make, the larger the bankroll to take. But no. They want to take all of our money and at the same time make it impossible to earn a dime.

Thinking about this has given me a migraine and an upset stomach, so I’m off to the ER. Tell your son I will stop by his house to pick up funds for my co-pay.